​Ever wondered how cloth is made? Get an up-close and personal look this week by first learning how to spin your own yarn from fiber that comes from a sheep. Then learn to use that yarn (and more!) to weave fabric on a loom, which you can make into something useful like a pencil pouch. You'll also learn to crochet an awesome market bag to carry groceries, books, or whatever you desire! Finally, you'll use the fun bobbin lace technique to make a cute little caterpillar bookmark.

Drop spindle spinning

Bobbin lace

Bobbin lace bookmark in progress

Completed bobbin lace bookmark

Here's What You'll Learn This Week

What You'll Make*

Tools You Keep After Camp Is Over

Crochet (and pattern reading)

Market bag

Crochet hook, patterns

Spinning (how to make yarn)

Handspun yarn

Drop spindle and other spinning tools (nostepinne, niddy-noddy)

Bobbin lace

Bookmark

Self-decorated bobbins, ​bobbin lace pillow

Weaving on a backstrap loom

A backstrap for your very own loom and a pencil pouch

Backstrap loom and weaving tools

Value of Tools Alone: $174

(This does not include the 20 hours of individualized instruction, the cost of supplies, such as yarn, fiber, or thread, or the other goodies each camper will get to take home, such as the handprinted camp bag, handprinted camp shirt, and instruction notebook. This is simply the estimated cost to go out and buy the tools that each camper will get to keep after camp week is over. Because we are handcrafting many of the tools, and buying some in bulk, and we are just charging for the cost of the materials, this represents quite a significant savings!)

Crochet market bag

SERIOUS SKILLS! SERIOUS FUN!

The Makery invites you to join us for our Creative Camps this summer! Come learn something new at our fiber arts day camp for teens.

​There is a minimum number of 4 campers each week, and a maximum of 8. Reserve your spot now!

At camp, you will learn new skills, make fun stuff, and take home the tools you need to continue on your own after camp week is over. At the end of the week, we will have an exhibition where you will display your work for your family and friends!

The registration fee for this camp includes all fees and materials for one week of morning sessions, where we will explore four different techniques together and work on several projects that you will take home with you at the end of the week. The registration fee also includes personal equipment that you will get to keep after the camp week is over, so that you can continue to enjoy each new craft long after camp is over! In addition, you will take home a handprinted camp bag, a handprinted camp t-shirt, and a notebook with instructions for the week’s activities (for reference after camp week is over).

Please note: Due to the logistics of ordering and building equipment, you must be registered by one week before camp starts (with non-refundable deposit paid, due at registration), and you must be paid in full by the end of the day Friday before camp starts.

If you have not registered by the deadline, but would still like to see if your camper can attend, please call to see if there has been a cancellation; however, we cannot guarantee that a spot will be available after the registration deadline has passed.

You can choose to take one, two, or all three weeks! We will cover different techniques each week of camp.

This camp week is for teenagers. The camper must be at least 13 by the first day of camp to register.

Each week of camp stands alone. We will be learning different skills and techniques each week. You do not have to register for Week Two to take Week One (and vice versa) -- but you can if you want to! ;)

Find out more about your camp instructor here!​All camps will take place at our studio space, The Makery, at 107 E. Broadway, Studio #6 (upstairs in the Isaac N. Cohen Building, at the NE corner of Bullard & Broadway, entrance on Broadway). Please note: Our studio is located up one flight of stairs, and there is no elevator access.

​OUR GOAL​Through daily exposure to fiber or book arts techniques, campers will nurture their creativity and curiosity, develop lifelong skills, make new friends, and have fun! Campers will visit The Makery daily for three hours (8-12 year olds) or four hours (teenagers), where they will learn and practice new skills in a project-based environment. Each weekly session will conclude on Friday with an Open House and Exhibition in the afternoon, where family and friends are invited to view campers’ projects on display.We pride ourselves on teaching serious skills that each camper will be able to carry on with after the week of camp is over—we are not simply engaging in busy work to keep a child entertained for a short amount of time, but teaching serious skills (in a fun way!) that they will be able to use and expand upon for the rest of their lives. To nurture these skills, we have sourced and, in many cases, designed good, solid equipment that each camper will keep after the week of camp is over, along with a notebook containing a summary of instructions, so that they can go home and continue to build upon the skills they learned at camp. A week of learning, a lifetime of fun!

*Projects may change depending on campers' skill level and preferences.